Maternal and Child Health Nursing Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family

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Now in a fully revised, updated Fifth Edition, this text helps nurses understand wellness and illness as family-centered events. Using a nursing process framework, the book presents information in a clear, reader-friendly fashion. Each chapter begins with Key Terms, Learning Objectives, and a Case Study and ends with Key Points and Critical Thinking Exercises. New to this edition are Focus on Nursing Care Planning: Multidisciplinary Care boxes, which guide nurses in working with other healthcare providers. Other features include NIC and NOC, Focus on Pharmacology, Focus on Communication, and Assessing the Client boxes, "What If" questions, and illustrated nursing procedures.

UNIT I Maternal and Child Health Nursing Practice

A Framework for Maternal and Child Health Nursing

3

(23)

The Childbearing and Childrearing Family and Community

26

(22)

Sociocultural Aspects of Maternal and Child Health Nursing

48

(15)

UNIT II The Nursing Role in Preparing Familes for Childbearing and Childrearing

Reproductive and Sexual Health

63

(35)

Reproductive Life Planning

98

(28)

The Infertile Couple

126

(25)

UNIT III The Nursing Role in Caring for the Pregnant Family

Genetic Assessment and Counseling

151

(23)

The Growing Fetus

174

(27)

Psychological and Physiologic Changes of pregnancy

201

(27)

Assessing Fetal and Maternal Health: The First Prenatal Visit

228

(29)

Promoting Fetal and Maternal Health

257

(26)

Promoting Nutritional Health During Pregnancy

283

(23)

Preparation for Childbirth and Parenting

306

(20)

High-Risk Pregnancy: The Woman With a Preexisting or Newly Acquired Illness

326

(52)

High-Risk Pregnancy: The Woman Who Develops a Complication of pregnancy

378

(43)

Home Care of the Pregnant Client

421

(17)

High-Risk Pregnancy: The Woman With Special Needs

438

(27)

UNIT IV The Nursing Role in Caring for the Family During Labor and Birth

The Labor process

465

(54)

Providing Comfort During Labor and Birth

519

(20)

Cesarean Birth

539

(23)

The Woman Who Develops a Complication During Labor and Birth

562

(33)

UNIT V The Nursing Role in Caring for the Family During the Postpartal Period

Nursing Care of the Postpartal Woman and Family

595

(33)

Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family

628

(41)

Nutritional Needs of the Newborn

669

(23)

Nursing Care of the Woman and Family Experiencing a Postpartal Complication

692

(25)

Nursing Care of the High-Risk Newborn and Family

717

(52)

UNIT VI The Nursing Role in Health Promotion for the Childrearing Family

Principles of Growth and Development

769

(23)

The Family With an Infant

792

(36)

The Family With a Toddler

828

(22)

The Family With a Preschooler

850

(24)

The Family With a School-Age Child

874

(30)

The Family With an Adolescent

904

(33)

Child Health Assessment

937

(56)

Communication and Teaching With Children and Families

993

(30)

UNIT VII The Nursing Role in Supporting the Health of III Children and Their Families

Nursing Care of the Ill Child and Family

1023

(38)

Nursing Care of the Child Undergoing Diagnostic Techniques and Other Therapeutic Modalities